Meghnad Desai

MEGHNAD DESAI IS EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, CHAIR OF THE OMFIF ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CROSSBENCH PEER IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

Post-Downing Street, Rishi Sunak should go run a big multinational bank, says the writer.

Salvation for Sunak as he leads Conservatives to slaughter

An aerial view of people at a market in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province, on Aug 9.
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Xi Jinping’s historical view of economics hampering China’s growth

Boris Johnson knows that causing by-elections by resigning his seat in parliament will expose the weakness of his party and of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Once again, UK Tories lose their way over Europe

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is battling party divisions over Brexit, and also needs to deliver on issues such as inflation.

Two hundred days of Rishi Sunak

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt warned about the severity of the financial crisis when he unveiled his Budget statement on Nov 17.
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Whistling in the dark: Hunt’s autumn statement

Why is the world so ineffective at making and implementing decisions that are in the collective interest? The science has delivered the message clearly, the solution is known, and there is enthusiasm from the young.

Climate change action is a collective failure